13Feb 2011
Maize ‘n’ Brew: 2012 Recruiting Needs – Defense
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| This guy will be gone after 2011. Ruh-roh. |
Over at Maize ‘n’ Brew, I put up a post about how Michigan should use its scholarships in 2012.
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| This guy will be gone after 2011. Ruh-roh. |
Over at Maize ‘n’ Brew, I put up a post about how Michigan should use its scholarships in 2012.
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| Cass Tech cornerback Terry Richardson |
The 2012 Offer Board has been updated:
Added Maty Mauk (QB).
Added Derrick Woods (WR).
Added Ron Thompson (TE).
Added Dan Voltz (OT).
Added Terry Richardson (CB).
Added Royce Jenkins-Stone (ILB).
Added Vince Biegel (OLB).
Added Aaron Burbridge (WR).
Added Devin Funchess (TE).
Added Mario Ojemudia (DE).
Added Tom Strobel (DE).
Added Zach Banner (OT).
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| Barry Sanders, Jr. probably won’t come to Michigan, but his dad is a former Lion and one of my two favorite football players of all time, so deal with it. |
The “Rivals 250 to Watch” list has been released. This is a preseason list of some of the top players in the country. Although star ratings haven’t been meted out yet, there’s a pretty good chance that the majority of these players will end up as 5-stars or 4-stars by the time the 2012 recruiting cycle winds down.
By my count there are 25 kids who have been offered by U of M, as well as 13 kids who attend an alma mater of current Michigan players. It remains to be seen whether Brady Hoke will be as committed to creating pipelines from certain high schools to Michigan as Rich Rodriguez seems to be, but it’s something to keep an eye on moving forward.
Players of interest to Michigan fans:
QB Connor Brewer (Scottsdale, AZ) – Attends same high school as Michigan defensive end Craig Roh and offensive tackle Taylor Lewan. Committed to Texas.
QB Bennie Coney (Plant City, FL) – Offered.
QB Gunner Kiel (Columbus, IN) – Offered.
QB Cyler Miles (Denver, CO) – Attends same high school as Michigan defensive end Steve Watson.
QB Zeke Pike (Edgewood, KY) – Offered.
RB Warren Ball (Columbus, OH) – Attends same high school as Michigan offensive guard Patrick Omameh and 2011 signee Chris Rock.
RB Wes Brown (Olney, MD) – Attends same high school as 2011 signee Blake Countess.
RB Matt Jones (Seffner, FL) – Offered.
RB Barry Sanders, Jr. (Oklahoma City, OK) – Son of former Lions running back Barry Sanders.
WR Stefon Diggs (Olney, MD) – Offered. Attends same high school of 2011 signee Blake Countess.
WR Dorial Green-Beckham (Springfield, MO) – Offered.
WR Avery Johnson (Pompano Beach, FL) – Offered. Committed to LSU.
WR Gabriel Marks (Los Angeles, CA) – Attends same high school as Michigan linebacker Jonas Mouton.
WR Davonte Neal (Scottsdale, AZ) – Attends same high school as Michigan defensive end Craig Roh and offensive tackle Taylor Lewan.
WR Latroy Pittman (Citra, FL) – Offered. Committed to Florida.
WR Efe Scott-Emuakpor (East Lansing, MI) – In-state prospect. Notre Dame lean.
WR Richard Smith (Long Beach, CA) – Attends same high school as former Michigan cornerback Donovan Warren.
WR Dwayne Stanford (Cincinnati, OH) – Offered.
OL Zach Banner (Lakewood, WA) – Offered.
OL Ty Darlington (Apopka, FL) – Attends same high school as Michigan receiver Jeremy Gallon.
OL Jordan Diamond (Chicago, IL) – Offered. Attends same high school as 2011 signee Chris Bryant.
OL D.J. Humphries (Charlotte, NC) – Offered.
OL Kelby Latta (Battle Creek, MI) – In-state prospect.
OL Mike Madaras (Olney, MD) – Attends same high school as 2011 signee Blake Countess.
OL John Michael McGee (Texarkana, TX) – Attends same high school as former Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett.
OL Dan Voltz (Barrington, IL) – Offered.
DE Devonte Fields (Arlington, TX) – Attends same high school as 2011 signee Russell Bellomy.
DE Tom Strobel (Mentor, OH) – Offered.
DE Ryan Watson (Olney, MD) – Attends same high school as 2011 signee Blake Countess.
DE Chris Wormley (Toledo, OH) – Offered. Michigan lean.
DT Eddie Goldman (Washington, DC) – Offered.
DT Danny O’Brien (Flint, MI) – Offered. In-state prospect.
DT Tommy Schutt (Glen Ellyn, IL) – Offered.
DT Vincent Valentine (Edwardsville, IL) – Offered.
LB Vince Biegel (Wisconsin Rapids, WI) – Offered.
LB Royce Jenkins-Stone (Detroit, MI) – Offered. In-state prospect.
LB Deaysean Rippy (McKees Rocks, PA) – Offered.
LB James Ross (Orchard Lake, MI) – Offered. In-state prospect.
DB Bam Bradley (Trotwood, OH) – Attends same high school as Michigan running back Michael Shaw, wide receiver Roy Roundtree, and tight end Brandon Moore.
DB Terry Richardson (Detroit, MI) – Offered. In-state prospect.
ATH Deontay McManus (Baltimore, MD) – Offered.
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| Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney |
The 2011 Offer Board has been updated for nearly the last time.
A few prospects remain uncommitted, and the most notable one is the consensus #1 player in the country, Jadeveon Clowney. He’s likely to go to South Carolina, but he hasn’t made anything official yet. News is still pending on guys like receiver Prince Holloway and tight end/defensive end Taques Franklin, but at this point, uncommitted kids might be going the JUCO or prep school route.
For all the signing day updates and recent commitments, here’s the list from Wednesday.
Meanwhile, I’ve started updating the 2012 Offer Board. If you have any recruits to add to that list, please e-mail me or leave a comment. Official offers can’t be handed out until August 1, so all we have to go on right now is reports of verbal offers.
According to the 2011 Eligibility Count, Michigan ought to have 15 open scholarships for the Class of 2012. Nine redshirt seniors and six true seniors will be graduating after the 2011 season, assuming Kelvin Grady is a scholarship player. That also includes safety Mike Williams and defensive end Steve Watson, each of whom might depart before using up their eligibility (Williams due to concussions; Watson due to being buried on the depth chart).
That number will surely increase before February 2012 due to transfers, injuries, etc. The Class of 2011 was originally going to be around 14, and that number has ballooned to 20 (and counting). So the next class will likely be 20-ish as well.